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April 2020

April 25, 2020

A Taste of Accountability for Jim Bakker

His sky is falling, and we're here for it. Today, let me show you what happened to...

April 15, 2020

Why MLM Recruiters Lie About Success

Today, I'll show you an MLM that had to deliver a slap to some of...

April 14, 2020

Opportunistic Fundraisers From MLM Shills

Hi and welcome back! This past couple of weeks has been yet another bad time...

April 13, 2020

The Midpoint Slog in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #137, Ch. 21)

In this installment, we trudge through the midpoint plots one by one, without regard for...

March 2020

March 28, 2020

The New Snake Oils Are ESSENTIAL!

Today, let me show you what essential oils are, how they're legitimately used, and why...

March 25, 2020

Gold Canyon’s Shutdown and Other MLM News (Chat Post #4)

Multi-level marketing schemes (MLMs) are finally receiving the negative attention they so richly deserve. This...

March 20, 2020

Jim Bakker’s At It Again With Medical Woo (Chat Post #2)

Hi and welcome back to our chat series! I couldn't help myself -- I had...

March 10, 2020

Christian Scammers Have Discovered Coronavirus (Thanks, I Hate It)

There's just something about con artists preying on desperate, gullible people that gets me mad....

February 2020

February 27, 2020

MLMs: Desperation Breeds Dark Deeds

Last time we met up, I showed you some really bad public-relations news for multi-level...

February 25, 2020

Another Bad Week for MLMs (And Potent New Red Flags)

Every now and then, we touch base with the world of multi-level marketing schemes (MLMs)....

July 2019

July 09, 2019

The Problems and Pitfalls of Church Revitalization

This type of business, church revitalization, might well be one of post-Christian America's most lucrative cottage...

December 2018

December 11, 2018

A Christmas Miracle: Speaking in Tongues at the Company Party

One of the most dramatic miracle claims that far-right evangelicals make is that of speaking...

December 04, 2018

Prosperity Gospel and (the Decline of) Modern Christianity

A whole bunch of Christian leaders love the whole idea of prosperity gospel. Today, let me...

November 2018

November 13, 2018

Cold Reading, and the Christians Who Told Me All the Things I NEVER Did

We've been talking lately about how Christians treat the people they're trying to recruit. Sales-minded...

November 03, 2018

That Time Biff Tried to Become a Radio Show Host (Just Like Bob Larson)

At the height of the Satanic Panic, my ultra-Christian first husband, Biff, concocted a plan....

October 2018

October 01, 2018

Miracles for Sale (LSP #62)

Every time I think I've seen the lowest that opportunists can go, they reach a...

February 2018

February 28, 2018

An Overlapping Venn Diagram: Christianity and Multi-Level Marketing Schemes

Lately I've been reminded anew about just how big the overlap is between MLMs and...

January 2018

January 09, 2018

Lord Snow Presides… Over More MLM Deception in Christianity. (#25)

We look at a very, very curious list of traits that should sound very, very...

December 2017

December 08, 2017

The Rights of Consumers in the Post-Christian Marketplace

We're going to look more closely at one important aspect of the spiritual marketplace: would-be...